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Schismatic Catholic society sees six bishops excommunicated by Pope

Schismatic Catholic society sees six bishops excommunicated by Pope. The Vatican has excommunicated six bishops from the ultraconservative Society of St Pius X, while warning that any lay believers who "formally adhere" to the breakaway Cat…

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Schismatic Catholic society sees six bishops excommunicated by Pope. The Vatican has excommunicated six bishops from the ultraconservative Society of St Pius X, while warning that any lay believers who "formally adhere" to the breakaway Catholic group would suffer the same fate. It comes a day after the traditionalist group consecrated four new bishops, openly defying a plea from Pope Leo XIV to desist and exacerbating a rift dating from 1988.

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Schismatic Catholic society sees six bishops excommunicated by Pope.Supported · Medium-high confidence
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Operational intent is unclear.Public rhetoric may be coercive messaging rather than evidence of a specific near-term action.
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Schismatic Catholic society sees six bishops excommunicated by Pope.
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